Taylor Swift Dragged Into Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s $400M It Ends With Us Lawsuit
Sarah Johnson
May 10, 2025
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Taylor Swift subpoenaed in Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s $400M legal battle over It Ends With Us, despite minimal involvement.
Taylor Swift finds herself tangled in the messy legal feud between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, co-stars of the 2024 film It Ends With Us. The pop icon was subpoenaed as a witness, despite her team insisting she had zero involvement beyond licensing her song "My Tears Ricochet" for the movie’s trailer and a single scene. Swift’s spokesperson emphasized that she never set foot on set, didn’t meddle in creative decisions, and only saw the film weeks after its August 2024 premiere, as she was busy dominating the globe with her record-breaking tour.
The drama stems from dueling lawsuits. Baldoni, slapped with a $400 million suit by Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds, claims Lively falsely accused him of sexual harassment to salvage her reputation after a rocky press tour. Lively’s December lawsuit alleges harassment and retaliation by Baldoni during filming. Baldoni’s legal team argues Lively wielded her A-list connections, including Swift, to strong-arm him into using her rewritten script for a key scene. At a meeting in Lively’s New York home, Baldoni allegedly felt pressured by Swift and Reynolds’ star power, later texting Lively to praise her work—possibly to avoid their wrath.
Lively’s response, as revealed in court documents, called Swift and Reynolds her "dragons," fierce protectors who ensure her creative contributions are recognized. Baldoni’s suit paints this as a power play by two mega-celebrities backing Lively’s bid to control the film. With no settlement in sight, this Hollywood showdown is headed for a New York courtroom in March 2026.
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Editor's Comments
Hollywood’s latest script reads like a soap opera, with Taylor Swift as the cameo nobody asked for. Lively and Baldoni are throwing punches in court, but dragging Swift in feels like inviting a dragon to a knife fight—overkill! Why subpoena someone whose only crime was lending a song? Sounds like Baldoni’s team wants tabloid fireworks, not justice. Here’s a joke: What do you call a lawsuit with Swift, Lively, and Reynolds? A blockbuster with too many stars and not enough plot!
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